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ACAMS Baltics Symposium Takes Aim at Illicit-Finance and Sanctions Risks Tied to Ukraine War, Virtual Assets, and More

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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With unprecedented sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine in place and a new EU plan to fight money laundering in the works, AFC practitioners in the Baltics are finding themselves challenged like never before, said ACAMS CEO Scott Liles.

Key Points: 
  • With unprecedented sanctions targeting Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine in place and a new EU plan to fight money laundering in the works, AFC practitioners in the Baltics are finding themselves challenged like never before, said ACAMS CEO Scott Liles.
  • ACAMS is the largest international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities foranti-financial crime (AFC) education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally.
  • The associations CAMS certification is the gold-standard qualification for AFC professionals, while the CGSS certification is its premier specialist qualification for sanctions professionals.
  • ACAMS 60 Chapters globally further amplify the associations mission through training and networking initiatives.